Analysis Of Letter To Galvez

In the primary source, “Plan for the Erection of Government, c. 1768,” Don Jose de Galvez writes about why he believes the Spanish government should take notice and action upon Alta California. Galvez, mentions in his letter to the Marques de Croix that other foreign nations were taking interest in Alta California and they only way to protect the Spanish from “the dangers that threaten” them. This primary document made me understand more as to why the Spanish finally took action into colonizing Alta California because this letter depicts the foreign nation interest as a type of threat that must be averted. However, Galvez had never been to California, so this doesn’t lead us to believe that Galvez was an expert on this foreign nation situation. On the other hand, Galvez did have another strong reason to begin colonizing California, which was to establish ports in Monterrey and other good harbors. Although Galvez may played-up the “threat” of foreign involvement in California, he did present a good point for the establishment of good …show more content…
The primary source helped me understand where the typical 1900s gender role obligations for both men and women might have come from. This document made me think of how the typical California women roles were the same in the 1830s and 1900s. In both eras, for example, women were obligated to do all of the cooking, cleaning, sewing, grooming and sometime harvesting for the family. This source helps me put together how over the years of this region family bind and family roles have somewhat stayed the same and also altered with time. From the Native Americans to the Mexican peoples, they put great importance on family and family duty, meaning that their individuality and identity was defined by the way they performed within their family